Hoi polloi (Ancient Greek: οι πολλοι, hoi polloi,
"the many"), is an expression from Greek that means the many or, in the strictest sense, the majority. In
English, it means the working class, commoners, the masses or common people in a derogatory sense. Synonyms
for hoi polloi which also express the same or similar contempt for such people include "the great unwashed",
"the plebeians" or "plebs", "the rabble", "riff-raff", "the herd", "the proles" and "peons".